travel plans

she's been everywhere.
give her five minutes
and she'll tell you where
she's been,
where she's going next.
my passport is filled,
she says.
you should see my
luggage
covered in stickers.
I've been on every continent
and all but one state,
Wyoming.
she opens her phone to
scroll through
the memories.
france and Germany.
key west
and new Orleans.
that's me on the balcony
catching beads.
I love to travel.
love to be anywhere
but here.
what about you?
what's your favorite
destination spot.
you tell her
about your back yard.
the garden hose
with a sprinkler.
the ice tea you made,
setting the jar
out in the sun.